FunkyMunkey;161761 Wrote: > Hi guys, > > I am by no means an Audiophile, but you guys are, so I'd appreciate a > bit of advice! > > I've been running my squeezebox3 into a NAD C340 Amp and Mission 773e > speakers for the past couple of months, and am reasonably happy with > the sound, but it's a bit thin and involving compared to my old NAD > c521BEE CD player. > > I've been reading about DACs, and was hoping a £150ish one would make a > real difference to the sound - a Derek Shek DAC seems like a good > option. > > I know it's hard to comment without actually hearing for yourselves, > but would I be able to tell the difference on my budget amp? > > If so, should I get the old (d1?) or new (d2?) Shek DAC, or are there > any other £150ish DACs you could suggest? > > The music I listen to...? Some of my favourite artists are Roots > Manuva, The Roots, Stevie Wonder, DJ Shadow, Massive Attack. But I > regularly listen to things as diverse as Charles Mingus, Metallica and > The Flaming Lips. I hope that helps! > > Thanks in advance
Before spending any money - you are using FLAC or another lossless file format ? If you are using MP3 or WMA - it could be that they are compressed too much. I started with changing the power supply to a linear one, and that made the SB3 as good as my CD player. You can then add a DAC afterwards and improve both the SB3 and the CD player... -- tomsi42 SB3, Rotel RC-1070/RB-1070, dynaBel Exact, Kimber Kable 4TC and Timbre. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ tomsi42's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2477 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=30552 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
